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the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. edition of meet the press. even as we grief will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they have their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question. how do we prevent these massacres from happening? everyone has a role. political leaders, mental health experts, law enforcement, gun owners, schools and parents. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action it prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> this morning, the latest on the investigation. an exclusive interview with new york city mayor michael bloomberg who is calling for new gun restrictions. senator dianne feinstein of california, former secretary of homeland security, tom ri
the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. edition of meet the press. even as we grief will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they have their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most...
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. >> reporter: sandy hook is a quaint new england borough. the river runs past the main intersection. >> there's never any crime here. everybody's happy. it's a family-oriented community. >> reporter: in fact, the local paper says the area was once voted the safest place to live in america. >> this is a phenomenal town to bring your children up in. very quiet, very family-oriented. it's a phenomenal place to live. things like this shouldn't happen here. >> reporter: at this local methodist church on the main street of town, they opened the sanctuary this afternoon. the red cross is setting up shop in the basement. >> i just want people to know this is a place to come and be with god and try to make some sense of this. >> reporter: all over town, signs ask for prayers for their friends and neighbors. >> i have friends who work in that school. i know families who go there. >> if it affects one person, it affects everybody. whether it's, you know, your own kid or not, it's like it's your own. >> reporter: marcy benitez runs a clothing store and
. >> reporter: sandy hook is a quaint new england borough. the river runs past the main intersection. >> there's never any crime here. everybody's happy. it's a family-oriented community. >> reporter: in fact, the local paper says the area was once voted the safest place to live in america. >> this is a phenomenal town to bring your children up in. very quiet, very family-oriented. it's a phenomenal place to live. things like this shouldn't happen here. >>...
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tragedy at sandy hook. the search for solutions. >> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. at 9:30 this morning, church bells across america rang out in a moment of national silence. one chime for each victim of the tragedy that struck newtown, connecticut, one week ago. yet even as this nation comes together to mourn, we remain deeply divided. all weeknight line has dedicated our broadcast to examining the complex relationship between america and its guns. tonight the most divisive day yet. here's my coanchor, terry moran. >> reporter: in newtown this morning, silence, one week after the children screaming and the madman shooting. sigh length across the country. silence in the oval office. and that ancient marker of mourning and remembrance, church bells. [ bells tolling ] >> reporter: the pain is still raw, the horror still fresh. but in washington the debate is already beginning and today a key voice, a powerful voice was at last heard. >> the national rifle association. >> reporter: wayne lapierre, the long-time executive vice president of the nra, took to the podium in
tragedy at sandy hook. the search for solutions. >> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. at 9:30 this morning, church bells across america rang out in a moment of national silence. one chime for each victim of the tragedy that struck newtown, connecticut, one week ago. yet even as this nation comes together to mourn, we remain deeply divided. all weeknight line has dedicated our broadcast to examining the complex relationship between america and its guns. tonight the most divisive day yet....
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for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims. 20 schoolchildren, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old, anna marquez green, singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console victims' families and attend a community vigil. "the washington post" headline this morning sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting. wrenching details but few answers. that's where we want to start this special hour this morning with pete williams on what more we are learning about this investigation. and, pete, do we know about why it happened? >> no. i don't think we do, and i think -- of course, i don't think we can ever get a satisfactory answer. there is no satisfactory answer to this, such a monstrous act. there is some hope that evidence in the house where his moth
for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims. 20 schoolchildren, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old, anna marquez green, singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this...
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the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life? sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question? how do we prevent these massacres from happening? everyone has a role. political leaders, mental health experts, law enforcement, gun owners, schools, and parents. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> this morning, the latest on the investigation. an exclusive interview with new york city mayor michael bloomberg, who is calling for new gun restrictions. >>> plus, a special conversation representing diverse news about the way forward. senator dianne feins
the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life? sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question? how do...
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for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims, 20 school children, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them. including the heart breaking video of ana marquez-green singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console the victim's families and to attend a community vigil. this headlines sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting, wrenching detailing but few answers. we want to start with nbc correspondent pete williams about what we are learning about the investigation. do we know more about why it happened? >> i don't think we can ever get a satisfactory answer, there is no satisfactory answer to such a heinous act. there's some evidence at his mother's house, they have a commuter there and they're analyzing that to see what they can get out of it. >> what was the scenario? >> the scenario, it all star
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msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon was itself remarkable. that is coming up. plus, we've got some news beyond this story to share with you. please stay with us. >>> the massacre in newtown, connecticut is unfolding in a way that may seem familiar. the first calls to 911, emergency members arrive, frantic family members converge on the scene. government officials are called to account. for president obama, another instance of horrific violence requires a response, not only to the many individual tragedies of today, not only to the people of the community rocked by loss, but to the nation and to the question of what we
msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon...
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the sandy hook massacre finally ignites a national conversation on gun control. new york city mayor michael bloomberg has been leading the way. >> words alone cannot heal our nation. only action can do that. gun violence is a national epidemic and a national tragedy that demands more than words. >> this hour senator dianne feinstein about her push to reinstate the assault weapons
the sandy hook massacre finally ignites a national conversation on gun control. new york city mayor michael bloomberg has been leading the way. >> words alone cannot heal our nation. only action can do that. gun violence is a national epidemic and a national tragedy that demands more than words. >> this hour senator dianne feinstein about her push to reinstate the assault weapons
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other than that it's sandy hook deli, sandy hook diner. so that shows a lot. and then the way they've reacted to this. everybody you've talked to isn't talking about their own sadness. they're saying we want to do anything we can to help each other. and i think that's the mark of the community right there. >> well, we also talked about this last night. the father of a little girl coming out and reaching out to the family of the shooter. >> exactly. and that's a perfect example. he reached out to the family of the shooter directly and said, i can't imagine the pain you're going through when most people are sitting there not being able to imagine the pain he's going through. not only that he ended his remarks by saying if there's anything i can do, if there's anything that i can do to help anybody get through this, i hope they reach out to me because i'm so willing, and that's what you would expect people to be saying to him, not him to be saying to others. >> we live in a social media age and an internet age and you've been so busy reporting i don't know if you
other than that it's sandy hook deli, sandy hook diner. so that shows a lot. and then the way they've reacted to this. everybody you've talked to isn't talking about their own sadness. they're saying we want to do anything we can to help each other. and i think that's the mark of the community right there. >> well, we also talked about this last night. the father of a little girl coming out and reaching out to the family of the shooter. >> exactly. and that's a perfect example. he...
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this is sandy hook elementary school. in newtown. this is a k-4 school. kindergarten through fourth grade. so the 18 children who are dead there are between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. this is the police chief just a short time ago. >> just after 9:30 this morning newtown police received a 911 call from the emergency at the elementary school. newtown pd upon obtaining information as to the situation requested assistance of state police and surrounding local police departments. on and off duty police troopers responded and immediately upon arrival with newtown police entered the school and began a complete active shooter search of the building that including checking every door, every
this is sandy hook elementary school. in newtown. this is a k-4 school. kindergarten through fourth grade. so the 18 children who are dead there are between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. this is the police chief just a short time ago. >> just after 9:30 this morning newtown police received a 911 call from the emergency at the elementary school. newtown pd upon obtaining information as to the situation requested assistance of state police and surrounding local police departments. on and...
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there was this shooting this morning at sandy hook elementary. in newtown, connecticut, about a half hour outside new york city. the shooter has been killed. we know a number of other people were injured. we just heard the update from a hospital. that is a level three trauma center there. according to the folks at danbury hospital, they've received three patients. we don't know their conditions. state, local, and fbi all investigating this, all on the scene. the entire area schools had been on lockdown as well as the hospital just over an abundance of caution, but this obviously a disturbing new report that we are getting from pete williams based on conversations with both federal and state officials that as many as perhaps 20 children at that school have been shot, and we are just 15 minutes away from an update. we are expecting that news conference, alex, and they we may get more information, but we do know that there have been multiple injuries and that the shooter has been killed. alex. >> chris, thanks for the update. jonathan, i have a list
there was this shooting this morning at sandy hook elementary. in newtown, connecticut, about a half hour outside new york city. the shooter has been killed. we know a number of other people were injured. we just heard the update from a hospital. that is a level three trauma center there. according to the folks at danbury hospital, they've received three patients. we don't know their conditions. state, local, and fbi all investigating this, all on the scene. the entire area schools had been on...
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for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims, 20 schoolchildren, 8 boys, 12 girls, all first graders and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old ana marquez-green singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console victims' families and attend a community vigil. the both of headline this morning sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting, wrenching details but few answers. that's where we want to start this special hour this morning here with our justice correspondent, nbc's pete williams, on what more we are learning about this investigation, and, pete, do we know more about why it happened? >> no, i don't think we do, and i think, of course, i don't think we can ever get a satisfactory answer. there is no satisfactory answer to this, such a monstrous act. there's some hope that the evidence
for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims, 20 schoolchildren, 8 boys, 12 girls, all first graders and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old ana marquez-green singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon...
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for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims. 20 schoolchildren, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old, anna marquez green, singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console victims' families and attend a community vigil. "the washington post" headline this morning sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting. wrenching details but few answers. that's where we want to start this special hour this morning with pete williams on what more we are learning about this investigation. and, pete, do we know about why it happened? >> no. i don't think we do, and i think -- of course, i don't think we can ever get a satisfactory answer. there is no satisfactory answer to this, such a monstrous act. there is some hope that evidence in the house where his moth
for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims. 20 schoolchildren, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old, anna marquez green, singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this...
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msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you onscene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon was itself remarkable. that is coming up. plus, we've got some news beyond this story to share with you. please stay with us. he news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. >>> the massacre in newtown, connectic
msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you onscene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon was...
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also among the dead is sandy hook principal dawn hochsprung. according to the associated press the principal was killed while lunging at the gunman as she tried to overtake him. a board of education chairwoman says administrators were coming out of a meeting when the gunman forced his way into the school and ran toward him. joining me now brendan rick either and anna maloney, both former students of sandy hook principal dawn hochsprung. anna, how long ago was she your teacher? >> about 12 years ago. >> in elementary school? >> middle school. >> middle school. what grade? >> she wasn't a teacher at the time. she was actually our vice principal. >> oh, okay. vice principal. what did she mean to you in your education at that school? >> i think that most of us all saw her as a team because we were part of a program that was called the summit program, and we worked together, and she would check in on her status on a daily basis and just offer positive reinforcement. >> how did you find out what happened to her? >> um, i work at the head start progra
also among the dead is sandy hook principal dawn hochsprung. according to the associated press the principal was killed while lunging at the gunman as she tried to overtake him. a board of education chairwoman says administrators were coming out of a meeting when the gunman forced his way into the school and ran toward him. joining me now brendan rick either and anna maloney, both former students of sandy hook principal dawn hochsprung. anna, how long ago was she your teacher? >> about 12...
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. >> are we hearing my more about the connection between nancy lanza and sandy hook elementary? there has been confusion about what precisely her job was at that school. >> reporter: yes. originally she was reported to be a teacher. and when they checked the school records, she is not on as a full-time teacher. that has been confirmed by the district. some people having suggested that she was involved with the school either as a substitute teacher or as a volunteer. we had hoped to learn more information at a briefing from the superintendent. we were expecting it at noon eastern time. here's not happened. and -- there is no expectation at this point perhaps that it will happen. they have been very careful about the type of information that they have been giving out. it has been coming out slowly, as you know, in the early hours of this. there was some bad information that got out so they are being very careful. we have gotten no further updates about when we might hear from officials this afternoon. >> chris jansing, anchor of msnbc's "jansing & company" in newtown, connecticut.
. >> are we hearing my more about the connection between nancy lanza and sandy hook elementary? there has been confusion about what precisely her job was at that school. >> reporter: yes. originally she was reported to be a teacher. and when they checked the school records, she is not on as a full-time teacher. that has been confirmed by the district. some people having suggested that she was involved with the school either as a substitute teacher or as a volunteer. we had hoped to...
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sandy hook elementary school, and newtown. now newtown, is about an hour outside of hartford, about an hour and a half outside of the new york city. then we got reports later on in the morning as information started to come in that there were three individuals taken to a local hospital. later an apparent shooter dead, an adult. also two handguns recovered at the scene and we have a 1:00 news conference coming up. we're going to take a short break, we're going to continue to cover what's happening there live on the ground in newtown, connecticut. is surprising her with one. save the surprise. shop online and ship to any zales store free. only at the diamond store. ♪ i'm lost in the light and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and
sandy hook elementary school, and newtown. now newtown, is about an hour outside of hartford, about an hour and a half outside of the new york city. then we got reports later on in the morning as information started to come in that there were three individuals taken to a local hospital. later an apparent shooter dead, an adult. also two handguns recovered at the scene and we have a 1:00 news conference coming up. we're going to take a short break, we're going to continue to cover what's...
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the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, as we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question? how do we prevent these massacres from happening? everyone has a role. political leaders, mental health experts, law enforcement. gun owners, schools and parents. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics. >> this morning the latest on the investigation. an exclusive interview with new york city mayor michael bloomberg who is calling for new gun restrictions. plus, a special conversation representing diverse views about the way forward. senator dianne feinstein of c
the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, as we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question? how do...
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msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. she has been there and seen it. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon was itself remarkable. that is coming up. plus, we've got some news beyond this story to share with you. please stay with us. starbucks almost every weekend. darrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ mom ] things are sometimes a little tight. i wasn't able to go to the wedding. [ emily jo ] since darrell couldn't get home, we decided to bring home to him and then just gave him a little bit of help finding his way. ♪ [ laughs ] [ applause ] i love you. i love you. [ male announcer ] get together at the rekindle share event
msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. she has been there and seen it. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the...
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i mean the teachers in sandy hook, you know, this is their instinct. they are incredibly heroic, but everyone's in mourning and everyone's in shock and people are really scared and so you just -- you wanted to just spend the time talking to people, listening to their fears, listening to what they needed to say to us and then figuring out the next steps. and this community has to mourn. the whole world has changed from this, but this community has to mourn. and yet what people would say over and over and over again is that i know i need to survive, but i need to be better and ready for my children. that's who this community is. it was one of the most emotional days i've ever spent in my lifetime. >> you said you were expected to talk to them for about an hour and you were there for about four hours? >> four hours. they had started earlier in the day. we stopped. there was so much to talk about between what are we going do this week, what do we need to do next week, what do we need to do for our own families. there were some teachers who were locked down
i mean the teachers in sandy hook, you know, this is their instinct. they are incredibly heroic, but everyone's in mourning and everyone's in shock and people are really scared and so you just -- you wanted to just spend the time talking to people, listening to their fears, listening to what they needed to say to us and then figuring out the next steps. and this community has to mourn. the whole world has changed from this, but this community has to mourn. and yet what people would say over and...
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i think there's going to be a real feeling here of before sandy hook and after sandy hook. when you have a situation where two classrooms of children are mowed down like this, everything changes. >> rick, stand by for me. i want to bring in someone else right now, aaron boyd of the local patch.com website. aaron, good to see you. thanks for joining me right now. let's pick up where rick left off there. tell me a little bit about the town and what it's like right now. how are they coping with all of this? >> sure. well, you know, it is a very small town, that has certainly never seen a news story like this. it's a very somber mood in town. people are just trying to find a way to understand, as facts are slowly coming forward. but really, it's just an air of uncomprehension. and the sandy hook area, specifically, which has just had a flood of news crews coming in and has never seen this kind of attention. it's a shock all around for the people. >> have you been able to find out any more about the shooter, adam lanza? >> you know, we haven't. we've been talking with people and
i think there's going to be a real feeling here of before sandy hook and after sandy hook. when you have a situation where two classrooms of children are mowed down like this, everything changes. >> rick, stand by for me. i want to bring in someone else right now, aaron boyd of the local patch.com website. aaron, good to see you. thanks for joining me right now. let's pick up where rick left off there. tell me a little bit about the town and what it's like right now. how are they coping...
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we continue our coverage of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school with john miller. he is a former fbi official and also my colleague at cbs news. also joining us dr. jeffrey lieberman, chairman of psychiatry at columbia university and director of the new york state psychiatric institute and richard aborn of the citizen's crime collision of new york city. i'm pleased to have all of them here. i begin with john miller. so what more do we know this evening about the killer, about his mother, about his motive. >> what we know about the kill certificate that he apparently had planned to do much more an much worse than he actually accomplished, which is hard to fathom. but what we are told now by police are that not only did he have multiple weapons which we knew and not only did they recover multiple shell cases from the shots he fired, but he also possessed, and i'm quoting now, hundreds of rounds of unspent ammunition that he brought with him, possibly with the intent to go through. so this is a school that had 600 students. and apparently he came armed with enough wea
we continue our coverage of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school with john miller. he is a former fbi official and also my colleague at cbs news. also joining us dr. jeffrey lieberman, chairman of psychiatry at columbia university and director of the new york state psychiatric institute and richard aborn of the citizen's crime collision of new york city. i'm pleased to have all of them here. i begin with john miller. so what more do we know this evening about the killer, about his...
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this one inside the sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. a grim new addition to the litany of lives lost in this country to mass gun violence. this time the majority of the victims were children. the death toll at the school has just been updated by connecticut police. 27 people dead, 20 children, 6 adults, and the gunman. the second deadliest school shooting in united states history. officials add that one other adult was found dead at a secondary scene. there is some confusion over the identity of the shooter. not a surprise given the situation like this. and details about his motive and exactly what firearms were used are evolving. what we do know is that the gunman's mother, nancy, was a kindergarten teacher it he school and is among those killed. with the death toll encompassing many of her kindergarten students, children 5 and 6 years old. an emotional president addressed the tragedy just a few moments ago. >> i know there's not a parent in america who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that i do. the majority of those who died
this one inside the sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. a grim new addition to the litany of lives lost in this country to mass gun violence. this time the majority of the victims were children. the death toll at the school has just been updated by connecticut police. 27 people dead, 20 children, 6 adults, and the gunman. the second deadliest school shooting in united states history. officials add that one other adult was found dead at a secondary scene. there is some...
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>> we hear stories of sandy hook elementary school. we heard of a third grader describe screams being heard over the intercom system. we heard about a gym teacher to huddle together a number of her students in the gym to keep them safe but at this point, again, important to note for the viewer that is details about the tragedy continue to trickle in. and that it is at this point a fairly complex story. three scenes, one in hoboken, one here at the elementary school and getting a picture above in newtown and the other not so far away, we found out from justice correspondent pete williams about 15 or 20 minutes ago a family member of ryan lanza, the 24-year-old, the gunman, according to authorities, walked in to his mother's classroom and opened fire around 9:30 this morning. but we're told that nearby, near the school, another family member of lanza's was found dead before this. so at this point, law enforcement trying to connect the dots but we know based on reports we have heard on the ground, folks who are in law enforcement, as well
>> we hear stories of sandy hook elementary school. we heard of a third grader describe screams being heard over the intercom system. we heard about a gym teacher to huddle together a number of her students in the gym to keep them safe but at this point, again, important to note for the viewer that is details about the tragedy continue to trickle in. and that it is at this point a fairly complex story. three scenes, one in hoboken, one here at the elementary school and getting a picture...
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and i drove up to sandy hook. and saw what happened up there and was shaken, just shaken driving through that community. and then drove home. and i went to church. we kept the kids at home because we knew that this would be brought up. we kept the tvs off all weekend because we didn't want our 4 and 9-year-old to see this. we wanted to control what was said. and i sat up in the balcony, and i looked down at all the people in church. and i looked at their faces. it really was as if they were attending their own child's funeral. their eyes were red, watering. you know, the minister said something thatmike sparked in my memory in talking about the season and said that every time we mention baby jesus, every time we talk about the miracle of this birth, as we light the advent candle, as we try to celebrate christmas, we are tugged the opposite direction, toward tragedy. it is impossible to mention baby jesus without your mind immediately going back and thinking of those young children. >> and for that reason -- >> see
and i drove up to sandy hook. and saw what happened up there and was shaken, just shaken driving through that community. and then drove home. and i went to church. we kept the kids at home because we knew that this would be brought up. we kept the tvs off all weekend because we didn't want our 4 and 9-year-old to see this. we wanted to control what was said. and i sat up in the balcony, and i looked down at all the people in church. and i looked at their faces. it really was as if they were...
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msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon was itself remarkable. that is coming up. plus, we've got some news beyond this story to share with you. please stay with us. machine and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated.it wo? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> the massacre in newtown, connecticut
msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon...
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sandy hook elementary, though, will remain closed. on monday, moving trucks arrived at the school to transport furniture to chalk hill school in the neighboring town of monroe, which will reopen to accommodate the sandy hook students. >> they're taking pictures of all the walls, everything where all the decorations were and they were be painstakingly put back together as close as possible to recreate that room. >> monroe has opened their arms because we are a small, new england community. and our neighbors are our family. >> on monday, the first two funerals were held for victims of the family. noah pozner and jack pinto. today, 6-year-old jessica rekos, who loved everything about horses. they'll be laid to rest. a wake will be held for a 27-year-old teacher victoria soto who saved many of her students by locking them in the closet before she was shot herself. police are confirming that doult two adults, not just one, who were shot at the school on friday survived and are recovering. >>> and newtown high school where adam lanza attend
sandy hook elementary, though, will remain closed. on monday, moving trucks arrived at the school to transport furniture to chalk hill school in the neighboring town of monroe, which will reopen to accommodate the sandy hook students. >> they're taking pictures of all the walls, everything where all the decorations were and they were be painstakingly put back together as close as possible to recreate that room. >> monroe has opened their arms because we are a small, new england...
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hook elementary in connecticut on december 14th. >>> 200 students, parents and faculty from the sandy hook school attended the new york giants game sunday. they were high fived by the giants players. >>> kim kardashian is pregnant. kardashian's family confirmed the news but the father to be rapper kanye west announced it last night during a concert in atlantic city. kim is about 12 weeks with the baby due in the summer. >>> the way that congratulations have all been going all night on twitter, her mom tweeting oh, baby baby baby. they tweeted most pregnancies in the last nine months or four marriages in kim kardashian. >>> tonight an estimated 1 million revelers are expected to gather in new york's times square to ring in the new year. as with any high-profile gathering of this size security is on high alert to make sure tonight's massive event goes off without a hitch. we go live to times square with more on the preparations. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. still very quiet here in times square. the traffic is flowing we're at 48th street and 7th avenue standing next to one
hook elementary in connecticut on december 14th. >>> 200 students, parents and faculty from the sandy hook school attended the new york giants game sunday. they were high fived by the giants players. >>> kim kardashian is pregnant. kardashian's family confirmed the news but the father to be rapper kanye west announced it last night during a concert in atlantic city. kim is about 12 weeks with the baby due in the summer. >>> the way that congratulations have all been...
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one of the teachers at sandy hook described the difficulties in moving forward in the wake of a tragedy. >> it seems as though the expression i'll take this one day at a time it becomes i'll take this one minute at a time. >> across the country americans who had never before heard of newtown, connecticut, are grieving for those who are lost. yesterday american sports heroes made the town their own. the new york giants wore the school's initials on their helmets. the new england patriots sent up 26 flares to honor the victims, and the players on the miami heat hugged their own children during a moment of silence. after tucson, fort hood, aurora, and oak creek, it is newtown that may end up being the inflexion point for measurable change. president obama suggested as much last night. >> we can't tolerate this anymore. these tragedies must end and to end them we must change. >> it's monday, december 17th. joining me today msnbc contributor and editor of the grio.com joy reid, former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, deputy new york city mayor howard wolfson and editor of the "new york time
one of the teachers at sandy hook described the difficulties in moving forward in the wake of a tragedy. >> it seems as though the expression i'll take this one day at a time it becomes i'll take this one minute at a time. >> across the country americans who had never before heard of newtown, connecticut, are grieving for those who are lost. yesterday american sports heroes made the town their own. the new york giants wore the school's initials on their helmets. the new england...
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so sandy did leave an impact in the data. but i think the report as a whole shows that the economy has been resilient, as i say every month when i'm on your show we're making progress. we're digging our way out of a deep hole. we're not satisfied yet. there's a long way to go. but there are signs that the economy is continuing to heal. >> is it a realistic possibility a year ago today the unemployment rate was 8.7%. today it's 7.7%. is it a realistic possibility, i know you don't like to project numbers, but that we could expect another point drop a year from now? is. >> well, we'll come out with our official projections when the budget comes out but i would say if congress does address the problems that it needs to address concerning the fiscal cliff if we had reasonable resolution type of programs that the president has been proposing to support the economy in the short run, get us on a sustainable fiscal path in the long run, protect the middle class, we're going to continue to see progress in this economy. in fact, i woul
so sandy did leave an impact in the data. but i think the report as a whole shows that the economy has been resilient, as i say every month when i'm on your show we're making progress. we're digging our way out of a deep hole. we're not satisfied yet. there's a long way to go. but there are signs that the economy is continuing to heal. >> is it a realistic possibility a year ago today the unemployment rate was 8.7%. today it's 7.7%. is it a realistic possibility, i know you don't like to...
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at sandy hook school we're a tight-knit group. i live in the community also. >> dawn and all the others, obviously you worked with them. >> yes. >> what do you want people to know about them, about this community, about -- >> i want them to be able to come back to school. i don't know if we'll come back to sandy hook school. i'm hearing we'll possibly be moved to another building somewhere else. we do need to get the kids back in school. we need to see them. it was helpful tonight to see some families. they were all calling us heroes. we don't feel like that. we did what we needed to do and kept their children safe and, you know, i was able to tell everybody in my class your kids are safe. that made me feel good. >> you're a hero to me and i think to a lot of people. >> thank you. >> i appreciate you talking. >> all right. thank you. >> amazing. coming up, we want to play you more of president obama's speech at the memorial service tonight. at one point president asking if we can honestly say we are doing enough to keep our childr
at sandy hook school we're a tight-knit group. i live in the community also. >> dawn and all the others, obviously you worked with them. >> yes. >> what do you want people to know about them, about this community, about -- >> i want them to be able to come back to school. i don't know if we'll come back to sandy hook school. i'm hearing we'll possibly be moved to another building somewhere else. we do need to get the kids back in school. we need to see them. it was...
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and tonight we're learning more about the evil, more appropriately the devil who tore through that sandy hook elementary school. hello and welcome to this special edition of justice. we are live in newtown connecticut and i'm judge jeanine pirro. the police dispatch audio tells the chilling story as police and first responders hear of the carnage taking place at an elementary school. >> sandy hook school, caller is indicating she thinks someone is shooting in the building. >> respond to the sandy >> judge jeanine: the medical examiner dr. wayne carver held a press conference a short time ago giving us horrifying insight into what happened at that school in those last moments. our own molly line was at that press conference. molly, tell us what happened. >> the medical examiner released a lot of details today and they really speak of clarity with just how horrible this situation was. he essentially made very clear that the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds at the hands of a long gun, a rifle he clarified when he was asked to clarify. we know that he participated in a number of those
and tonight we're learning more about the evil, more appropriately the devil who tore through that sandy hook elementary school. hello and welcome to this special edition of justice. we are live in newtown connecticut and i'm judge jeanine pirro. the police dispatch audio tells the chilling story as police and first responders hear of the carnage taking place at an elementary school. >> sandy hook school, caller is indicating she thinks someone is shooting in the building. >>...
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she became the principal at sandy hook in 2010. she arrived with 12 years of experience as a school administrator, a mom raising two daughters, three stepdaughters according to a local paper. and a lot of folks who worked with dawn said she was extremely passionate about her job. an expert on curriculum, fun, but a firm leader. one friend said she was the kind of person you would want to be educating your kids, and the kids loved her. even little kids know when someone cares be b them, and that was her. she posted messages and photos about events and developments at the school. on august 24th, she tweeted, welcoming our kinders this morning. 74 new opportunities to inspire life long learning, talking about the new kindergarten class. she had recently installed a new security system where all visitor has to ring a doorbell and wait to be buzzed in. two witnesses told our sister network hln that the glass entrance was shot out or smashed allowing the gunman to get into the building. we don't have any photographs of the other victims
she became the principal at sandy hook in 2010. she arrived with 12 years of experience as a school administrator, a mom raising two daughters, three stepdaughters according to a local paper. and a lot of folks who worked with dawn said she was extremely passionate about her job. an expert on curriculum, fun, but a firm leader. one friend said she was the kind of person you would want to be educating your kids, and the kids loved her. even little kids know when someone cares be b them, and that...
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the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. >>> even as we grieve, we'll be facing the troubling questions about the place of guns in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of five and 10 years old. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question. how do we prevent these massacres from happening? everybody has a role. law enforcement, gun owners, schools and parents. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> this morning, the latest on the investigation. an exclusive interview with new york city mayor michael bloomberg who is calling for new gun restrictions. plus, a special congregation. senator diane feinstein of california, former secretary of education, bill bennett, new york times
the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. >>> even as we grieve, we'll be facing the troubling questions about the place of guns in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of five and 10 years old. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult...
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house yesterday, making his case to president obama to get more federal aid for victims of hurricane sandy. president obama's expected to ask congress for an additional $50 billion to help states hit by the october storm, but christie says sandy will cost new jersey alone up to $37 billion. new york governor andrew cuomo and new york city mayor michael bloomberg also made similar trips to d.c. recently to push for more federal support. >>> after a delay noted by none other than "the new york times's" maureen dowd, secretary of state hillary clinton is coming to the defense of u.n. ambassador susan rice, calling her a stalwart colleague. rice is seen as a top pick to succeed clinton in the state department, but is under attack by republicans who accuse her of misleading the public in the aftermath of the september 11th attacks at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> and it's important to remember what susan said was based on the information that had been given to every senior official in our administration, and she made very clear in her appearances that the information was subject to change
house yesterday, making his case to president obama to get more federal aid for victims of hurricane sandy. president obama's expected to ask congress for an additional $50 billion to help states hit by the october storm, but christie says sandy will cost new jersey alone up to $37 billion. new york governor andrew cuomo and new york city mayor michael bloomberg also made similar trips to d.c. recently to push for more federal support. >>> after a delay noted by none other than...
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i think we have seen a lot of things about fears about the fiscal cliff, superstorm sandy and tragic shooting last week, have all eaten into shopping time. >> i'm way behind. couldn't get out to the stores. what about the cost of making coins? it is getting so expensive that is it worth it? >> great question. this is actually really interesting. the u.s. mint in philadelphia released a would-year long report this week. they are showing that nickels and pennies actually cost more than two times their face value to manufacture now. blame this on the rising cost of metals like copper. the u.s. mint has been test driving different compositions to replace this and bring the cost down. haven't found anything yet. stay tuned there on this. >> they are on it. we will having bring it to us. >>> even though we have seen a drop in the unemployment rate, americans are less optimistic about the job market. only 19% in new gallup survey say it is a good time to find a quality job which is 5% lower than in november. on the other hand, 76% now say it is not a good time to find a quality job. for fas
i think we have seen a lot of things about fears about the fiscal cliff, superstorm sandy and tragic shooting last week, have all eaten into shopping time. >> i'm way behind. couldn't get out to the stores. what about the cost of making coins? it is getting so expensive that is it worth it? >> great question. this is actually really interesting. the u.s. mint in philadelphia released a would-year long report this week. they are showing that nickels and pennies actually cost more...
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they lost their leader today at sandy hook. but my prayers will be for our community as well. >> one of the other points that he wanted to make was that this was a woman who loved not only her school and her job, but she loved all of the children at the school as well. soledad. >> so, jason, i know you had a chance to talk to the deacon, and i'm sure he will be a focus of many of the questions that people are having. what did he tell you? >> it's -- it was difficult for him. he became emotional during our conversation. he said that at least 100 people had come to the church doors throughout the day looking for answers. and i said how do you try and provide answers? he said it's too soon to come up with some sort of a deep philosophical answer as to why this happened. he was also feeling the emotion of what has happened as well. he knew some of the children that were killed, including some of the faculty members. he spoke about one child in particular, who he remembered receiving her first commune here at the church, and a child
they lost their leader today at sandy hook. but my prayers will be for our community as well. >> one of the other points that he wanted to make was that this was a woman who loved not only her school and her job, but she loved all of the children at the school as well. soledad. >> so, jason, i know you had a chance to talk to the deacon, and i'm sure he will be a focus of many of the questions that people are having. what did he tell you? >> it's -- it was difficult for him....